English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Coventry City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 58': Andraz Sporar
FT
1 - 0
Coventry City

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Coventry City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 6': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 9': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 10': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 10': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 11': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 14': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Clarke-Salter with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 23': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
    • 23': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 29': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
    • 29': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 31': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Shipley with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 40': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 40': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 41': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
    • 43': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 44': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jordan Shipley (Coventry City).
    • 46': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 52': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) header from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Clarke-Salter following a corner.
    • 55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 56': Offside, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare tries a through ball, but Jordan Shipley is caught offside.
    • 56': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Folarin Balogun replaces Aaron Connolly.
    • 57': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martín Payero replaces Jonny Howson.
    • 57': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 58': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Coventry City 0. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
    • 60': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 60': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
    • 61': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Martín Payero (Middlesbrough).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Jamie Allen.
    • 64': Foul by Jordan Shipley (Coventry City).
    • 64': Martín Payero (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 65': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jordan Shipley.
    • 70': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 70': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 71': Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 72': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
    • 73': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Coventry City).
    • 73': Joe Lumley (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 76': Substitution, Coventry City. Ian Maatsen replaces Jake Bidwell.
    • 78': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 79': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 79': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 81': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Hand ball by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
    • 85': Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
    • 86': Foul by Martín Payero (Middlesbrough).
    • 86': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Offside, Middlesbrough. Folarin Balogun tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
    • 89': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+1': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
    • 90'+3': Joe Lumley (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
    • 90'+4': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Coventry City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Coventry City 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 5
    63.1 Possession 36.9
    15 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    420 Accurate Passes 200
    531 Passes 310
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 67
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    12 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 11
    12 Effective Clearances 25
    12 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 22,940

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 44 +46 89
    2 Ipswich Town 44 +30 80
    3 Millwall 45 +13 80
    4 Middlesbrough 45 +25 79
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Lumley (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Dael Fry
    17 Paddy McNair
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    25 Matt Crooks
    16 Jonathan Howson
    3 Neil Taylor Yellow Card
    35 Isaiah Jones
    26 Aaron Connolly
    11 Andraz Sporar
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Josh Coburn, Martín Payero, Luke Daniels, Sol Bamba, Folarin Balogun, Duncan Watmore, Lee Peltier.

    COV Coventry City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Simon Moore (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    3 Jake Clark-Salter
    15 Dominic Hyam
    14 Ben Sheaf
    8 Jamie Allen
    27 Jake Bidwell
    28 Josh Eccles
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    26 Jordan Shipley Yellow Card
    10 Callum O'Hare
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Ian Maatsen, Gustavo Hamer, Julien Da Costa, Michael Rose, Martyn Waghorn, Ben Wilson, Ryan Howley.

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